John Indermaur (24 November 1851 – 19 July 1925) was a British lawyer and legal writer, with his writing focus was on

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. He is known for having written ''An Epitome of Leading Common Law Cases'' in 1875, ''Principles of Common Law'' in 1876, and ''The Student's Guide to Trusts and Partnerships'' in 1885. Indermaur qualified as a solicitor in 1874. He and his law partner, Charles Thwaites, had a law firm on

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in the

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and began teaching and writing about law together in 1884. Other legal works written by Indermaur include ''A Manual of the Principals of Equity'', ''The Student's Guide to Procedure and Evidence'', and ''Principals and Practice in Matters Appertaining to Conveyancing''.

Personal life

He was born on 24 November 1851 in

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to John George Indermaur and Mary Staple. His father's family, the

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, descended from Switzerland. He was married to Jessie Margaret Dickson. Indermaur lived in a large town house on Holland Road in London. In 1904, he was listed in the ''Royal Blue Book: Court and Parliamentary Guide''. He died on 19 July 1925 in Camberwell House in

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